Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Third Committee

41^st and 42^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

COMMON VALUES HAVE LITTLE MERIT IF NOT TRANSLATED INTO CONCRETE, INDIVIDUAL

BENEFITS, SAYS NORWAY, AS THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES

Other Speakers Stress Need for Consistent Standards,

Respect for Cultural Diversity When Promoting Human Rights

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Second Committee

PM Meeting

WORLD BANK PRESIDENT TELLS SECOND COMMITTEE OF NEED TO BUILD UP CONFIDENCE FOR

GREATER COOPERATION AMONG MULTILATERAL BODIES

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Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee

23^rd Meeting (AM)

DELEGATES CONSIDER SALARY-SCALE ADJUSTMENTS, UN PENSION FUND INVESTMENTS,

FOLLOW-UP TO OVERSIGHT OFFICE RECOMMENDATIONS

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

44^th and 45^th Meetings (AM & PM)

ASSEMBLY IS TOLD LACK OF RESOURCES, HIGH COST OF MEDICINES, CONTINUING

STIGMA REMAIN OBSTACLES IN GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS

Day-Long Review of United Nations Efforts; Debate is Concluded

On Role of Information, Communication Technologies in Development

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Third Committee

40^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO BE ASKED TO ADOPT PROTOCOL ON TORTURE CONVENTION,

SETTING UP INSPECTION REGIME FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS TERMS

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Third Committee

39^th Meeting (AM)

UN REFUGEE HIGH COMMISSIONER REPORTS DROP IN NUMBER OF PEOPLE NEEDING PROTECTION,

SAYS NEW APPROACH NEEDED TO IMPROVE COOPERATION, IN STATEMENT TO THIRD COMMITTEE

Also Describes 'Development Through Local Integration' Concept;

Suggests New Agreements Needed to Address Nexus Between Migration, Asylum

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Sixth Committee

28^th Meeting (AM)

WORK TO CONTINUE TOWARDS CONVENTION AGAINST HUMAN CLONING;

CONCERN EXPRESSED AT LACK OF TEMPORARY MORATORIUM

In other Action, Legal Committee - Ending Current Session – Approves

Texts on International Terrorism, Host Country Relations, Law Commission Report

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Second Committee

28^th Meeting (PM)

SECOND COMMITTEE DISCUSSES IMPACT OF ISRAELI OCCUPATION

ON PALESTINIANS AND ARABS OF SYRIAN GOLAN

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Second Committee

27^th Meeting (AM)

SPEAKERS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER SHORTFALL IN FUNDING FOR INSTITUTE AS SECOND

COMMITTEE TAKES UP QUESTION OF TRAINING AND RESEARCH

Meeting also Considers Report of United Nations University Council